Free Open Beta of Carbon Scatter for 3ds Max Released

CARBON SCATTER – THE POWER OF ECOSYSTEM™ WITH NATIVE
INSTANCING!

Beaverton, Oregon e-on software, the leader in Digital Nature
solutions today announced the immediate availability of a free Open
Beta of Carbon Scatter, the company's instancing plugin for the
mental ray™ and V-Ray™ renderers for 3DS Max.

Carbon Scatter is the most simple and straightforward solution
for creating complex and detailed populations using the native
instancing technologies of 3ds Max, Maya, Softimage, Cinema 4D or
LightWave*.

Carbon Scatter integrates e-on's patented EcoSystem™
algorithms directly inside the end user's favorite 3D application,
allowing the population of native scenes with millions of instances
and rendering them with the user's renderer of choice.

* Carbon Scatter currently works with Mental Ray and V-Ray
for 3ds Max. Versions for Maya, Cinema 4D, LightWave and Softimage
are currently under development.

Some of the features of Carbon Scatter
include:

Automated Smart Scattering:
Carbon Scatter does not merely scatter the objects randomly across
the underlying surface, but actually computes where to place them
according to the relief of the underlying geometry. For example, as
in nature, more trees will grow on flat terrains than on steep
slopes, and no objects will be placed where they are likely to
“fall down”.

Paint Objects and Plants with the
EcoPainter:
The EcoSystem painter tool (EcoPainter) lets the user interactively
paint instances over any surface (or group of surfaces). Painted
instances can be attached to the underlying surface so they move
together with the surface, or they can be independent. Painting can
be performed with a mouse or with a tablet, which gives you the
ability to control additional parameters through pressure.

Advanced EcoSystem Control:
Multiple plants can be dragged from the plant browser into the
EcoSystem population list, making the preparation of complex
EcoSystems much quicker. When painting EcoSystems, users can paint
with the underlying EcoSystem material rules applied, so that, for
instance, the influence of slope and altitude or the sizing rules
are taken into account.

Powerful Layered EcoSystem Materials:
EcoSystems behave just like regular materials. A single EcoSystem
material can have any number of layers, each layer with its own
population list and full set of controls.
Users can easily influence EcoSystem populations according to
altitude, slope or orientation, or even take advantage of Carbon
Scatter's powerful function graph to control almost every aspect of
the population. For example, artists can use a fractal noise
generator to control the distribution instances, or use a bitmap to
limit distribution to specific areas. On top of this, the
population density can also depend on time.

A complete and detailed list of features will be made available
closer to the final release.

Open Beta

Immediately available, the Carbon Scatter Open Beta is a free,
fully functional version of Carbon Scatter for the mental ray™
and V-Ray™ renderers for 3ds Max 2009, 2010 and 2011.

The application will expire shortly after the beta period.
Commercial work is allowed with the Open Beta, provided that users
purchase a full license of the product as soon as it is released
commercially.

The Carbon Scatter Open Beta is available in English for Windows
XP, Vista and Windows 7 (32 and 64 bits).

Full Versions of Carbon Scatter to be Won

Users are encouraged to submit to e-on software the images they
create with Carbon Scatter. If an image is used in e-on software's
communication, the author will automatically win a copy of the
final product when it is released.

About e-on software

E-on software is the leading developer of solutions for the
creation, animation, rendering and integration of natural 3D
environments. Offering a wide array of Digital Nature products and
applications, e-on software provides solutions adapted to every
project and budget. E-on software products are used worldwide by
the film, television, architecture, game, science, educational and
entertainment industries.

E-on software products were used in features film such as
“Avatar”, “Clash of The Titans”, “The
Wolf Man”, “2012”, "The Imaginarium of
Doctor Parnassus", "GI Joe – The Rise of The
Cobra", "The Proposal", "Land Of The
Lost", "Terminator 4, “The Curious Case of Benjamin
Button”, "Indiana Jones 4", "Monster Vs
Aliens", "Australia", "The Spiderwick
Chronicles", "KungFu Panda", "Pirates of the
Caribbean 2" and TV series such as "Battlestar
Gallactica", "Stargate Atlantis" and more. Read more
on these stories in e-on software's Spotlights section: www.e-onsoftware.com/spotlight.

E-on software was founded on the premise that powerful graphics
tools should never get in the way of the designer’s
creativity. By investing significant resources into research and
development, e-on software is able to deliver cutting-edge, user
friendly technologies that produce stunning Digital Nature
scenery.

E-on software is based in Beaverton, Oregon with a European
office in Paris, France.